Introduction
Recently Turkic Council held its Eighth Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. Some significant developments have taken place during this Summit. The name of the Turkic Council was changed to the Organization of Turkic States. Secondly,...
Wang Dongfeng elected Party chief of China's Hebei: Xinhuanet
November 30, 2021
Wang Dongfeng has been elected secretary of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Wang was elected to the post at the first plenary...
China to improve management and utilization of special local government bonds: Xinhuanet
November 24, 2021
China will refine the management of special local government bonds, optimize utilization of the funds and strengthen their supervision, the...
Economic
U.S. asks Japan, China, others to consider tapping oil reserves -sources
The Biden administration has asked some of the world's largest oil consuming nations - including China, India and Japan - to consider releasing crude stockpiles in a...
Xi identifies priority areas of China-U.S. relationship: Xinhuanet
November 16, 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping has identified four priority areas where China and the United States should focus their efforts on. China and the United States ought...
China to further intensify relief policy support for smaller businesses: Xinhuanet
October 20, 2021
China will take a multi-pronged and targeted approach to step up relief to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), the State Council's...
Tibet to improve financial services for smaller firms: Xinhuanet
October 15, 2021
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has introduced a raft of measures to improve financial services to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, according to...
The Setting
The events in Afghanistan have come full circle since 18 October, 2001 when the US Special Forces were inserted from across the Central Asian borders. Whilst it might appear as history repeating itself, the circumstances have changed so...
The quick rise of the Taliban after the US troops started to withdraw from Afghanistan has left the country’s neighbours in a difficult situation. Pakistan, a long-time ally of the Taliban, was pleased with the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan....
Abstract;
Fast moving events in Afghanistan captured the regional and global attention as US forces withdrew in an unprecedented manner shortening their own timelines ceding space to Taliban as the Afghan national forces crumbled. Taliban entered...